France '44, "Ve Vi la AmerREEK!"

A French family give the victory sign to American soldiers, not seen in the image, who presumably pass nearby. The woman wears sabots and an apron. The man wears a beret. Pen and ink drawing with diagonal hatching. A French family give the victory sign to American soldiers, not seen in the image, who presumably pass nearby. The woman wears sabots and an apron. The man wears a beret. Pen and ink drawing with diagonal hatching. Morton joined the army in July 1942 and after training at Fort Meade, sailed for England in March 1944 as a technician with the 603rd Engineer Camouflage Battalion. He served in Europe with the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops (the so-called 'Ghost Army') in France, Germany, and Luxembourg. Gift of the artist, 1994.